zetor uk said that it would get different specs accordig to wich market it was going to. but if its a zetor all the way through it belongs in every market in my opinion.
They export 40% of their annual production to Poland, its the most important market for Zetor. Its a new EU country with 40% subsidy on new tractors: that generates a market for very cheap new tractors, that dont have to be durable because people that use them 300hrs a year, now buy a new one and accumulate 6000hrs in 20 years, doing very light duty work because they replace an Ursus C-355. In that market, only the purchase price counts: Price per operating hour is not important because these tractors dont make any hours. Resale value is something these customers dont care for either, because they arent intending to trade it in the next 20 years, they are opportunity buyers because the EU subsidy makes it attractive now.
In that market, the cost price of the heavy duty Zetor rear is maybe too high to compete with the extremely light duty, cheap Carraro rear ends used by Farmer and Farmtrac and the such.
However, in Western markets Zetor still has a brand image of "cheap" at people that do not own a Zetor themself. Even though in the town i live now (i moved last week) there used to be many Fendt 300 series sold, and since Fendt doesnt offer a basic tractor model anymore, more and more Zetors are sold here to replace a Fendt 300 series. Now if Zetor starts selling this Carraro rear end, and people treat it like a REAL Zetor, they will throw away the trust they have gained in the last 10 years, and kill the market potential for more advanced tractors like the HSX.
Deere customers stood loyal to JD after bad experiences with the Carraro built 5000 series and the Renault built 3000 series, the 5000 being just scrap, and the 3000 series being questionable (it was a poor series even to Renault standards) because Deere spends millions in advertisements every year, to keep up their name in public opinion. But Zetor will be held accountable by the public opinion if those Carraro rear ends break....
